The new owner of the site near the "Archangel" is ready to cooperate with the museum

MOSCOW, August 25 – RIA Novosti. OOO "Gradostroy", a new owner of the land area of 20.67 hectares, located next to the Museum-estate "Arkhangelsk" and sold at auction in August, the Ministry of Defence, is ready to cooperate with the museum, told RIA Novosti on Thursday, CEO of "urban planning" Victor Kiselev. Earlier, the Moscow Arbitration Court confirmed that the Defense Ministry may enter into a contract with LLC "Gradostroy", the successful bidder for the sale of the land area of 20.67 hectares and included in the protected area of the museum-estate "Arkhangelsk", contrary to the motions of the museum to ban not only on its conclusion, but also to commit any legal action on the ground. According to the information in the media, the land was purchased for a group of "Auchan", which can build on their building hypermarket "Leroy Merlin". As stressed in an interview with RIA Novosti Kiselev, land near the "Archangel" before anyone was not necessary. "It's overgrown with weeds, the land that more than 20 years, no one was not needed at the site was built pumping stations", – said the head of "urban planning". Meanwhile, at a press conference in RIA Novosti news director of the Museum-Estate "Arkhangelsk" Vladimir Dlugach said that in 2000 a cultural institution has developed a plan to create the largest suburbs in the historical and cultural complex, with construction of the museum buildings and hotels at the former Ministry of Defence. The project also includes construction of other infrastructure for tourists, such as restaurants, cafes and public places. At the same time Kiselev ukazazal that "Gradostroy" does not exclude cooperation with the Archangel, "if they have interesting projects." "In addition, in the territory, which is directly territory of the monument, we are willing to work with the museum to organize the exhibition halls, dedicated to Archangel" – told. In their own as the company plans to build 20 million square feet of offices, two retail buildings and exhibition space. According to Kiselyov, acquired "urban planning" area is divided into different status of the zone. For example, 12 hectares of them are from the protection zone of historical and cultural monuments, with 7.2 acres – to the zone of controlled development, 0.8 acres – to the area where the free construction, and about 0.7 hectares is the territory of historical and cultural monuments . "We have plans to build in the area of regulated building exhibition halls on an area of 7-10 thousand square meters, which will include, for example, rare cars, we plan to allocate space for art exhibitions," – said General Director of "Grdostroya." At the same time, assured Kiselev, no villas or cottages Or buildings that spoil the image of the mansion, next to the "Archangel appears. Manor "Arkhangelsk" – the palace and park ensemble of the XVIII century. The chateau is situated in the Krasnogorsk district of Moscow region of 2 km south-west of Krasnogorsk. In 1810, Arkhangelsk became Prince Nikolai Yusupov, well-known collector and art lover. Under his construction of the palace, pledged under the previous owner had been completed. Worthy of framing the palace complex is a park, through which the estate is called "Moscow Versailles."